We abandoned many low-priority goals but succeeded at our highest-priority goal: the microbial manufacture of three very useful protein products.
Along the way, we produced a new biological part and executed some good measurements.
Incidentally, we achieved some success with clinostat design and human practices.
We experienced many failures but ultimately achieved some of our goals.
This is a list of things that went wrong.
It might end up being a pretty long list.
Tables, Graphs, and Images
We have tables, graphs, and images; we might end up repeating ourselves. Rick has to locate the right stuff before July is over.
Analysis
We have the resources to engineer one specific microbial factory, but the products of our factory have to be applied in a PETosome, and we cannot make our own PETosome.
Also, for use in space travel, a crucial step is to re-assemble the components, and our technology is compatible with Candida-based reassembly, but we do not produce our own re-assembly factory.
The Future of the Technology and Our Team
We are likely to extend the technology to create microbial factories to other types of factories.
We lack an acceptable means of storing old biological samples and re-using them or building on them.
We lack expertise in many of the specialized organisms that we want to use (e.g.) Candida variants.
Our biggest challenge will be choosing a topic that will allow us to emphasize our engineering skills.